«The key goal of the digitization of urban infrastructure is to increase the competitiveness of Russian cities in the struggle for a person, for their residents»,
— Deputy Minister of Construction and Housing and Communal Services of the Russian Federation, Andrei Chibis.
The main goal of the Association of Smart Cities is to effectively consolidate business and government: fostering dialogue and joint work of municipal, regional and federal authorities with architects, designers, IT companies working in the field of urban planning, design and architecture, SMART solutions, utilities, urban economy , the Internet of things to create a comfortable urban environment and the introduction of technological solutions in the daily life of the metropolis.

Tasks:

• Provide civil servants and all interested companies with full information on technologies in the field of urban economy, digitalization of the economy, organization of the urban environment.
• Helping government services and commercial companies select performers or form a pool of contractors. Consult and assist in project implementation.
• To simplify the participants’ associations to reach customers among municipal and regional authorities, as well as commercial customers
• Promote the best technologies in Russia and abroad.
• To assist in the preparation of tenders, negotiations.
• To organize training for participants of the market, specialized conferences, master classes and seminars